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HMS Hannibal was a Majestic class
pre-dreadnought
battleship
and the sixth ship to bear the name HMS Hannibal.
HMS Hannibal was laid down at Pembroke Dock
on 1 May 1894 and launched on 28 April 1896. She was transferred to Portsmouth for completion, which was delayed by labor problems. She was completed in April 1898
When the lead ship of the class, HMS Majestic
, was launched in 1895, at 421 ft (128.3 m) long and with a full-load displacement of 16,000 tons, she was the largest battleship ever built at the time.
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